Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-12-28

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lands, to the pubic land strip south Of Indian
territory. It also creates tho land district OF
Cimarron.
The presiding officer announced the APP
pointment Of special committee to invests
gate the condition OF the Ave civilized tribes
of Indians, as follows; Messrs. Butler, Nor
gan, Dawes, Cameron and Teller.
Mr.. Teller introduced . bill to provide for
the compulsory education Of Indian children.
Referred.
Mr.. Mitchell presented q memorial in the
senate to-day from the Fourteenth Legislative
assembly Of Oregon, praying for nodiica-
ton of the treaty between the United States
and the Chinese empire 60 as to stop and pre-
hibit the importation or immigration OF
Chinese and other Asiatic laborers altogether,
and to ADOPT such lawful measures as may be
necessary to rid the country Of those already
here.
The senate then, ON motion of Mr.. Allison,
at is proceeded to executive session.
/ After half hour the open session was re.
sumed, when a message from the house ar.
nouRced the death Of Representative Moffatt,
Of Michigan.
On motion Of Mr.. Palmer the sual resolu
tions Of regret were adopted.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The speaker an.
nounced the committee on rules as follows:
The Speaker, Randall, Mills, Reed and Can
non.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-A preamble and
resolution we're offered reciting that it lie cur.
rently reported that the coal operators in the
Lehigh region are now importing, or are
about to import, 2.0f0 B .lgian miners under
contract, to take the places Of striking miners
now out in that section; that the striking
miners have used every endeavo: to have 9
settlement Of the differences by arbitration,
and that the operators have positively refused
to enter into arbitration, and requesting The
president to notify the cfacials of the treasury
department of these facts, and to
urge them to use special efforts to
prevent the landing of Belgian miners, ano
see that the law against the importation OF
labor under contract is strictly enforced. Re
ferred to the committee on labor.
Propositions to increase the membership Of
the committee on rules to sever, and to pro.
ide for committee on the American 18th.
mus, were respectively introduced BY Messrs
Townshend and Baker, of Illinois, and re
ferred to the committee on rules.
The house then, at 1915, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2;.-Mr. Randall, from
the committee on rules, reported in favor of
the adoption of the rules OF the Forty-ninth
congress until further orders, with an addi
ton of a committee on marine and fisheries
The following committees were provided
for:
On reform in the civil service, to consist oil
thirteen members; on election Of president
and representatives, to consist of thirteen
members; on Indian depredations claims, Il
consist of thirteen members; on the alcoholic
liquor traffic, to consist of eleven members.
The rule providing for the appointment Of
select committee on Indian depredations
occasioned considerable debate, but it wal
finally agreed to. The report was then adopted
House as burned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-When the houst
met this morning the desk recently occupied
ny MIR. Meffstt, of Michigan, who died this
morning. was draped in mourning and d ,wers
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, said It became
bis painful duty, on behalf Of the Michigan
delegation. to announce to the house the
death Of Seth c. Moffatt. In his death the
delegation felt personal bereavement, and his
state has lost an able cor gtestm man.
lions, which we're unanimously adopted, ex-
pressive of the regret with which the house
had heard Of Mr.. Mod,tt's death.
The house then, at lis, as mark of re-
spect to the memory of The deceased, adjourn.
ed to meet Wednesday, January 4, 1888.